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April SS Event - Make Your Own Handle - $25

Featured presenter: Tom Voegeli - Segmented Turning

Tom will present aspects of segmented turning
- Getting Started
- Best Practices
- Building a Masterpiece
- Mistakes to Avoid
- Tools of the Trade
- Lotsof Show & Tell


Member Gallery: Members are encouraged to bring their woodturning creations to the monthly meeting where they will be photographed and you will receive a free wood raffle ticket. The photos are posted on our website and often included in the Newsletter.

Critique Corner: from 6:00 to 6:30 before club meetings bring your turned pieces and get personal feedback from a small team of qualified peers. How’s the finish? Form? Balance? Embellishment? Get new perspectives on aspects that are done well and what you might improve.

Wood Raffle: There is always a good selection of quality turning wood donated by Club members.

May SS Event - Intro to Bowls - $25

Matt Monaco operates a full-time woodturning studio in the Ozark region of Missouri and is one of the only full-time modern traditional woodturners in America having trained & apprenticed within the handmade trade landscape as a working professional. At the center of Matt’s work is his understanding & mastery of tool control, sharpening and cutting execution. Matt is a Fine Woodworking Contributor & values both the integrity of traditional woodturning and its mastery as an art, as well as diversity within the handmade and woodworking craft idiom.

Matt Monaco operates a full-time woodturning studio in the Ozark region of Missouri and is one of the only full-time modern traditional woodturners in America having trained & apprenticed within the handmade trade landscape as a working professional. At the center of Matt’s work is his understanding & mastery of tool control, sharpening and cutting execution. Matt is a Fine Woodworking Contributor & values both the integrity of traditional woodturning and its mastery as an art, as well as diversity within the handmade and woodworking craft idiom.

This class will explore how to make Fine Detail End Grain Boxes with Finials

Advance your skills with one of wood turning’s most misunderstood tools, the skew chisel. Learn how to develop fine tool control, body finesse, and proper sharpening will create fine, satisfying results. We will cover roughing, shaping & shearing, making planing cuts for a clean burnish, and scraping through projects that are achievable for everyone. We will also take a close look at different shapes of the skew, grain orientation, and explore why certain grinds can be more ergonomically effective than others. Students will discover why the skew chisel can be one of the most helpful & beneficial tools for any woodturner.

Learn to express the excitement and joy of creating, shaping, and finishing beautifully elegant plates and platters on the lathe. Explore how to add fine detail to accentuate and reinforce balance within the overall form. Emphasis will be placed on proper technique, tool control and finesse, the nuances of sharpening, and creating fine finishes. We’ll explore form in depth, and focus on creating lasting, well-designed and crafted objects to be shared with others for generations to come. This course requires some prior experience in woodturning but is open to those working at a beginner level.

Natural / Live Edge Bowls

Mini-Symposium
Our June meeting will be held at Mount Vernon Christian School in the auditorium on Saturday morning, June 27th. Doors will open at 0900 and the formal meeting will start at 10am.

This will be a special event with numerous stations where club members will demonstrate:
- Photographing your work
- Sharpening
- Hollowing
- Laser work
- Utilizing leftover wood
- Jewelry
- Make & decorate tops


Member Gallery: Members are encouraged to bring their woodturning creations to the monthly meeting where they will be photographed and you will receive a free wood raffle ticket. The photos are posted on our website and often included in the Newsletter.

Critique Corner: from 6:00 to 6:30 before club meetings bring your turned pieces and get personal feedback from a small team of qualified peers. How’s the finish? Form? Balance? Embellishment? Get new perspectives on aspects that are done well and what you might improve.

Wood Raffle: There is always a good selection of quality turning wood donated by Club members.

Featured presenter: Rick Rich

Rick is a profession turner from the Vancouver WA area. He is a member of the SW WA Woodturners and the Cascade Woodturners. He provides custom turnings and classes; he is also an author for several woodturning publications. His demos have a certain order of procedure in turning a blank into a finished piece. You can expect to learn safe practices, proper form, efficient tool use and enjoy the excitement for the craft of woodturning.

Member Gallery: Members are encouraged to bring their woodturning creations to the monthly meeting where they will be photographed and you will receive a free wood raffle ticket. The photos are posted on our website and often included in the Newsletter.

Critique Corner: from 6:00 to 6:30 before club meetings bring your turned pieces and get personal feedback from a small team of qualified peers. How’s the finish? Form? Balance? Embellishment? Get new perspectives on aspects that are done well and what you might improve.

Wood Raffle: There is always a good selection of quality turning wood donated by Club members.

Rick is a profession turner from the Vancouver WA area. He is a member of the SW WA Woodturners and the Cascade Woodturners. He provides custom turnings and classes; he is also an author for several woodturning publications. He demonstrates an enjoyment and excitement for the craft as he teaches safe practices, proper form, and efficient tool use.

In this class Rick will teach you how to take a piece of firewood and turn it into an art piece. He will discuss and demonstrate use of the skew as part of this project.

Rick is a profession turner from the Vancouver WA area. He is a member of the SW WA Woodturners and the Cascade Woodturners. He provides custom turnings and classes; he is also an author for several woodturning publications. He demonstrates an enjoyment and excitement for the craft as he teaches safe practices, proper form, and efficient tool use.

In this class Rick will teach the techniques of faceplate turning, on the lathe mortise and tenon joinery, and skew based spindle turning.

July SS Event - Do It Again!! - Intro to Bowls (or Fitted Boxes) - $25

Our club will be demonstrating top turning and giving away tops to youth at the Annual Youth Arts Festival in Mount Vernon.

Come out and bring some delight by turning tops for our youth (of all ages).

Please sign up to turn using the "Volunteer" button on the right side of this page (which won‘t be visible if not logged into your account).

For more information visit:

Our club will be demonstrating top turning and other general turning at the Anacortes Arts Festival.

Come out and bring some delight by turning tops (or other items) for our community.

Club members can also sell items they‘ve turned at our storefront in our exhibit.

Please sign up to turn using the "Volunteer" button on the right side of this page (which won‘t show up if not logged into your club account).

Our club will be demonstrating top turning and giving away tops to youth at the Bellingham Kids Festival at Bellingham Civic Stadium.

Come out and bring some delight by turning tops for our youth (of all ages).

Please sign up to turn using the "Volunteer" button on the right side of this page (only visible if logged in).

For more information visit:
https://cob.org/services/recreation/activities/kids-festival

Our club will be demonstrating top turning and other general turning at the Anacortes Arts Festival.

Come out and bring some delight by turning tops (or other items) for our community.

Club members can also sell items they‘ve turned at our storefront in our exhibit.

Please sign up to turn using the "Volunteer" button on the right side of this page (which won‘t show up if not logged into your club account).

Our club will be demonstrating top turning and other general turning at the Anacortes Arts Festival.

Come out and bring some delight by turning tops (or other items) for our community.

Club members can also sell items they‘ve turned at our storefront in our exhibit.

Please sign up to turn using the "Volunteer" button on the right side of this page (which won‘t show up if not logged into your club account).

This will be our annual Picnic and equipment swap. This year the NCWA will do the cooking.

Date and place tbd

August SS Event - Platters - $25

Featured presenter: TBD

Member Gallery: Members are encouraged to bring their woodturning creations to the monthly meeting where they will be photographed and you will receive a free wood raffle ticket. The photos are posted on our website and often included in the Newsletter.

Critique Corner: from 6:00 to 6:30 before club meetings bring your turned pieces and get personal feedback from a small team of qualified peers. How’s the finish? Form? Balance? Embellishment? Get new perspectives on aspects that are done well and what you might improve.

Wood Raffle: There is always a good selection of quality turning wood donated by Club members.

September SS Event - Fitted Boxes - $25

October SS Event - Sea Urchin Ornaments

Featured presenter: Laurent Niclot
Laurent is originally from Toulon in the south of France and now lives in Fort Collins, CO. In 2015 he studied at the Escoulen School in Aiguines, France, with Jean-François Escoulen and Yann Marot; subsequently continuing as an assistant for 3 years. He has taught woodturning in France, Belgium, Canada and all over the US. You will see his work with textures and colors gives new life wood; especially discarded pieces with cracks and knots. Carving with rotary tools and gouges he creates pieces that are sculptural, decorative, and designed with a strong story to tell.

Member Gallery: Members are encouraged to bring their woodturning creations to the monthly meeting where they will be photographed and you will receive a free wood raffle ticket. The photos are posted on our website and often included in the Newsletter.

Critique Corner: from 6:00 to 6:30 before club meetings bring your turned pieces and get personal feedback from a small team of qualified peers. How’s the finish? Form? Balance? Embellishment? Get new perspectives on aspects that are done well and what you might improve.

Wood Raffle: There is always a good selection of quality turning wood donated by Club members.

In this workshop, we will be turning and hollowing several miniature hollow forms (varying in size and shape). We will use different tools for the outside shape focusing on getting a nice cut. We will talk about how to gauge the thickness, and you will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of textures to add another element to the form. LEVEL: something for everybody.

Spend a day with Laurent Niclot

We are hosting Laurent Niclot of Fort Collins Colorado for a full day of demonstrations. Laurent is a world renown woodturner having taught all over North America and Europe. He is originally from France and was educated at the esteemed Escoulen School in Aiguines, France, with Jean-Francois and Yann Marot.

Early Bird Special: $30 +tax (after October 15th = $40)
Demos Include:
10:00 – 11:45 Demo #1 – Miniature Teapots
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch will be available for purchase
12:45 – 2:15 Demo #2 – “Ploc” - Multi-Axis Drop
2:15 – 3:30 Demo #3 – Amazing Spinning Tops

Non-members welcome. Register on our website NWWWT.org

In this workshop we will talk about the two main principals of multi-axis turning. We will look at a variety of shapes and ways to cut the material to create different designs and achieve unique forms. These techniques can be applied to many different projects such as boxes, vases, furniture, and sculptural forms. LEVEL: something for everybody

In this workshop we will turn a variety of different spinning tops, but not just any spinning top, instead we will practice unique takes on this classic project. Projects might include a spinning top box, a multi-axis spinning top, a top with a brass point, and more! For fun, we will also see how small we can make a spinning top, ensuring that it still spins. In addition to tool technique and clean cutting, this demo will also include several surface and texturing techniques.
LEVEL: Something for everybody

In this workshop, we will learn how to turn a truly miniature teapot (approx. 1?). The project will include turning technique, including the use of a French bedan, and hollowing of the teapot with miniature hollowing tools. We will then turn the lid and the spout and share how to color using Indian ink and gilding wax to create a Damascus steel effect. LEVEL: something for everybody

Holiday Party at Hillcrest Park Lodge!

This will be a potluck Holiday Party with the club providing the turkey and ham. Please bring your favorite appetizer, desert and/or side dish(es) to share.

We will have a Bucket Raffle, where folks have donated cool things for you to put some of your raffle tickets in to hopefully be the lucky winner.

If you have items to donate to the Bucket Raffle please contact Melanie Mankamyer (melaniem.nww@gmail.com).

November SS Event - Lantern & Umbrella Ornament

Our club will host a sales booth at the Anacortes Holiday Market at the Depot Arts Center on Saturday, November 21 from 10am to 3pm.

If you have items you would like to sell, please contact Roger Dauer email thedauers@yahoo.com.